Yesterday was Valentine´s Day (in case you didn´t notice) and I decided to have fun with my classes and do some Valentine´s Day lessons. Except with my Basico 2 class. They don´t deserve to have fun. (In all seriousness, they´re so far behind, I can´t afford to do anything with them that wouldn´t be on their exam.) It worked out beautifully. It just so happened that two of my classes were scheduled to have a modals review anyway (could, would, should, etc. for those of you who don´t remember your grammar vocab), so I had them ask for and give relationship advice. When I asked them for a problem they might have with a boyfriend or girlfriend, a woman in my first class said "He says he´s going to call, but he never does." Aha! It´s universal! I had the men in the class explain why they might not call, and their reasons were the same excuses you´d hear anywhere else. "I had to work." "I was busy," etc. That´s when I made my plug for He´s Just Not That Into You for the ladies of the class. I also furthered their English education by teaching them a few pick-up lines. I have a feeling there will be an epidemic of Peruvian men approaching gringa ladies this weekend with lines like "Is your dad a baker? Because your buns are perfect" or the classic "I lost my phone number, can I have yours?"
I even had a student volunteer to be my boyfriend. The conversation went something like this:
Student A: Teacher, do you have a boyfriend?
Me: No.
Student B: I.... voluntary!
Me: (pause) OK, get out your homework...
I´ve found that people are really interested in your love life here in South America. I´ve had to discuss it twice in Spanish class with 2 of my Spanish teachers. (I´ve had 3 in 3 weeks.) When I answer in the negative to the "Do you have a boyfriend" question, I always get the same response, without fail. No?!!!! Why not?! It would never occur to me to ask someone why they didn´t have a boyfriend. It´s not like I can just go to the boyfriend store and pick one out. But we North Americans (so they tell me) aren´t very romantic. We´re too practical. We let things like distance and circumstances get in our way. That´s the lecture Alayne received from her Spanish teacher (my 1st Spanish teacher) anyway.
Happy Belated Single´s Awareness Day, everybody.
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well if the men in peru just jump up and volunteer i would ask why too. ; )
i hope you got some chocolates though, thats always the best part
love, Alison
How exactly were you to have found a novio in only a month in Peru? That's funny! Aren't you impressed that I know a word in Spanish? Mostly I get my Spanish from being hit on in Georgia by Spanish speaking men. It kinda goes like this.
I'm sitting in traffic with my sunglasses on with the windows down. Suddenly I hear, "Hola!" I immediately try to look distracted and like I didn't hear it. Then I suddenly realize there are 3 men hanging out of a truck/car/van right beside me.
GUYS: You speaka Spanish?
ME: Shakes head no.
GUYS: You have uh... novio?
ME: HUH? *gives clueless look*
As you can see, I've figured that one out now.
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